Training & Conferences

The Workshop is scheduled for 21-22 May 2025, in New Orleans, LA, US.

In-person courses and virtual options, too - Free online courses We currently offer the following online courses, free of charge: How to develop a research grant proposal (English) Interpretation of CXR in children with presumptive TB (English) Interpretation of CXR in adults (French) Prevent TB: management of TB infection (English, French and Spanish)

The Workshop will be held as a hybrid meeting from 4-5 December 2025, in San Francisco, US. The deadline for abstract submission is 5 September 2025.

The Conference on Innovations in Tuberculosis 2025 is scheduled for 12 May 2025, in Windhoek, Namibia, as a pre-conference to the INTEREST 2025 Conference. The deadline for abstract submission has passed, but conference registration is still open.

The conference will take place from 13–17 July 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda. Late-breaker and mpox abstract submissions are now open and will close on 29 April.

The annual INTEREST Conference is the premier scientific conference for HIV in Africa and brings together scientists involved in HIV treatment, pathogenesis, and prevention research from around the world. The conference will showcase cutting-edge knowledge in the diagnosis and treatment of HIV and the prevention of the HIV-1 infection. Additionally, it will continue to foster building a community of African physicians and scientists to facilitate the implementation of local solutions for the management of patients living with HIV-1 infection and for the prevention of HIV transmission.

Online - Course will be live approximately 8:00 AM-2:00 PM (Montreal time), with break, each day June 2-6, 2025. Live content will be recorded and available until July 1, 2025. Asynchronous content will be included as part of the self-directed learning for some of the sessions and will be discussed in the course.

IN-TRAC IN-tensive week is scheduled for August 4-6, 2025 on the Texas Biomed campus in San Antonio, TX. This week will include courses from three IN-TRAC cores: Biosafety and Biocontainment Core (BBC), Animal Model Core (AMC) and Research Imaging Core (RIC). The IN-TRAC IN-tensive is for individuals who are new to TB research and/or early to wet bench or infectious disease research. For more information, contact KIm Olsen at kolsen@txbiomed.org

Influential Mentor Training - The TRAC Influential Mentors series comprises five virtual sessions that focus on recent scholarship on mentorship, tools for mentors and mentees to strengthen relationships, mentoring across cultures, and building mentoring programs. One session features a panel discussion where experienced mentors and mentees will share best practices and lessons learned. This series is tailored for TB research mentors and mentees from various backgrounds and ranks. Participants who attend four out of five sessions will receive a certificate, however registered participants can attend select sessions. The sessions are led by Dr. Dawn Comeau, Director of Mentor Training at Emory’s TRAC and Professor at Rollins School of Public Health.

Online - Course will be live to online participants approximately 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Montreal time) each day June 2–6, 2025. All content will be recorded and accessible to participants until July 1, 2025. Registration is opened! Registration will close when the course is full, or seven days before the course is scheduled to begin. Limited to 100 online participants. Fee required.

Hybrid. Course will be live to both in-person and online participants approximately 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM (Montreal time) each day June 9–13, 2025 and content presented will be recorded and available until July 1, 2025. In the afternoons, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM (Montreal time).

Undernutrition is a key biological expression of social inequality, that is the leading risk factor for TB incidence globally, and a serious comorbidity in patients with TB contributing to poor outcomes.

A course focused on the principles and rigorous application of qualitative methods in formative, operational, evaluation and policy research in infectious disease in diverse global settings.

McGill TBcentre - many webinars and mini courses (all prerecorded)

This asynchronous course includes the topics of TB Terminology, TB Spectrum, Diagnosis of TB, Epi of TB, Risk Factors for TB, Prevention of TB, Treatment for Active TB. Register here: https://jhmi.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ehvtMnfTmW7kDpI

This catalog provides a listing of each course, seminar series, and other training modalities offered by each TRAC that are open to the TB community. Just as a university or college course catalog is divided into the offerings provided by a given department, the TRAC Train catalog lists the virtual, hybrid, and in-person seminar series, journal clubs, classes/workshops, and other events that are offered by each TRAC.

New course - free and online - An Introduction and Practical Guide to Community Engagement and Involvement in Global Health Research

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The app still offers the same comprehensive range of courses from The Union, equipping you and your team with the skills to effectively treat and manage tuberculosis – using the latest insights from leading experts around the world.

The Union is submissions for Abstracts, Symposia, Satellite Sessions, and Post-Graduate Courses and Workshops for the World Conference on Lung Health 2025. The deadline is 9 April (except for Satellite Sessions where submissions end on 30 May). Please review the Key Dates to help you plan and keep in mind all Conference-related information for the year.